Europe Getting Too Fat

Charles Johnsonfollow me on twitter
Fri Feb 28, 2003 at 4:16 pm PST • Views: 168

The “overweight American” is a common theme of the Euro-small sausages who post sneering comments at LGF. If you’re a US citizen and you’ve traveled in Europe, you’ve heard the slurs; the “overweight” crack usually comes right after the condescending lecture about how many languages we don’t speak.

But whaddaya know—the small sausages seem to be turning into big fat weenies: Europe Getting Too Fat, WHO Report Says.

ATHENS, Greece - Nearly one-third of all Europeans are obese because of fast-food consumption and sedentary lifestyles, and nations must encourage healthier habits, a U.N. agency warned Friday.
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